He knows the game inside out. If you talk to guys in their clubhouse, they all respect him as a man and as a manager.

We've got a veteran ballclub, and guys who are still very hungry. There's a lot of guys on this team who haven't won. This is an opportunity for us, and we don't want to let it go. There's been no panic, and guys are still banding together.

I need to be able to endure a game,

I don't come into the clubhouse and pat guys on the (butt). They know where they can find me.

Some of the guys actually slept in the clubhouse.

This was a very big game for us. We don't want to scoreboard watch too much, but we knew the Giants had won (in Washington). Jake is our staff ace, and he is our stopper. When he takes the mound, we expect to win baseball games.